After seeing Brad and Jeff come off liking Shadows a lot after the quick look and Alex giving the good review I'm happy to see that GB isn't completely jaded like other sites have become.  It's truly a unique and good title.  Other sites have been bashing this game terribly which I'm really starting to see the reviewers on those sites are just completely jaded like IGN and Gametrailers, and I really used to respect Gametrailers opinion.  If it's a AAA title from a huge development studio with tons of money to spend you get at least a 9 no questions asked but if your the small guy and do something different you get screwed. 
 
It's just I like unique games like this and I like to see them continuing being made.  I don't want to see just sequels of huge mainstream titles and stupid casual games which is what the industry is becoming.  When a game like this gets 6.5s from sites it hurts MAJORLY sales wise.  This game deserves much better than that to.

Only seen Alex's review and the Quick Look but yeah the game looks pretty sweet.

Well maybe the reason sites like gametrailers gave it a bad review is because they... didn't like the game? I mean they're just opinions man, no reason to get so worked up about it.

A game with actual personality goes a long way today in a sea of samey-ness. It think that's why I love Trenched so much. I'm also really looking forward to this game.

Actually it's been getting pretty decent reviews on par with the usual Suda 51 games. It looks pretty cool, but it's gonna be a bit polarizing because of its nature.

Dude, it has a metacritic rating of 79 (quite good). So... I don't know what you're talking about.

Dude, it has a metacritic rating of 79 (quite good). So... I don't know what you're talking about.

I really used to respect Gametrailers opinion. 

I think the rift in reviews will go two ways, people who don't like dick jokes and those who can see that the game knows it's over the top with dick jokes and can get behind that humor.

What are you talking about?
 
Most reviewers seem to like the game.

@FluxWaveZ said:

Dude, it has a metacritic rating of 79 (quite good). So... I don't know what you're talking about.

Didn't you know? Anything below a 90 on MC is practically shit.

@FluxWaveZ said:

Dude, it has a metacritic rating of 79 (quite good). So... I don't know what you're talking about.

Didn't you know? Anything below a 90 on MC is practically shit.

I think the rift in reviews will go two ways, people who don't like dick jokes and those who can see that the game knows it's over the top with dick jokes and can get behind that humor.

people went to Gametrailers for their reviews?

Since Giant Bomb liked it like I do, I like Giant Bomb. If it were the other way around, I'd be shitting on this site since they just don't understand.

They had me at Garcia Fucking Hotspur and the dick jokes are just icing on the cake.

icing on the cake.

Well, I don't know all about the rest of y'all but I fucking love the shit out of this game. Easily some of the most pure unadulterated fun I've had in a video game since probably Vanquish or Bayonetta. I just love the way Mikami does gameplay and mixed with Suda51's crazy style and Akira Yamaoka's awesome soundtrack, it's the perfect kind of game for me. The only thing it lacks is some replay value, seriously you can essentially see all of this game's content in 10 hours and there's nothing else to bite your teeth into? No new game+ would be fine if there was some challenge mode thing or unlockable weapons but nothing of the sort. Which is a shame because that means I'm gonna move on from this game a lot sooner than I thought I would.

It'd be nice if those who constantly complain about not wanting to play another military shooter would get this, but who am I kidding, that's not going to happen. 
 

Boner jokes gotta love em

@SlasherMan said:

@FluxWaveZ said:

Dude, it has a metacritic rating of 79 (quite good). So... I don't know what you're talking about.

Didn't you know? Anything below a 90 on MC is practically shit.

Unfortunately, your sarcasm speaks truth.

Reviews don't affect sales as much as you think they do. They sway a very small minority that read them. The game, like all games, will live or die based on word of mouth.

In reality this game has very little in the way of recognition (not many ads and stuff, i didn't even know about its existence until Alex's review) so really it will be the people who play it and spread the word that will dictate any kind of success for this game.

If it makes you feel better, though, I was pretty much sold by Alex's review; the quick look pushed me over the line. I really want to play it- been debating getting it tomorrow (later today).

I'm buying it

@SlasherMan said:

@FluxWaveZ said:

Dude, it has a metacritic rating of 79 (quite good). So... I don't know what you're talking about.

Didn't you know? Anything below a 90 on MC is practically shit.

Unfortunately, your sarcasm speaks truth.

@ajamafalous said:

@SlasherMan said:

@FluxWaveZ said:

Dude, it has a metacritic rating of 79 (quite good). So... I don't know what you're talking about.

Didn't you know? Anything below a 90 on MC is practically shit.

Unfortunately, your sarcasm speaks truth.

No it doesn't. We're talking about Shadows of the Damned, a game that many people like and that is  definitely not shit and it has a metacritic rating below 90. If you're the type to only play games that have an MC rating above 90 then fine, but don't label all games as having scores inferior to that as shit.

I think he was agreeing with y'all..

So they are jaded because they don't give a game you like to good score?
I also want more unique games, but I don't think this game looks that good, does that make me jaded as well?

After seeing Brad and Jeff come off liking Shadows a lot after the quick look and Alex giving the good review I'm happy to see that GB isn't completely jaded like other sites have become.  It's truly a unique and good title.  Other sites have been bashing this game terribly which I'm really starting to see the reviewers on those sites are just completely jaded like IGN and Gametrailers, and I really used to respect Gametrailers opinion.  If it's a AAA title from a huge development studio with tons of money to spend you get at least a 9 no questions asked but if your the small guy and do something different you get screwed.   It's just I like unique games like this and I like to see them continuing being made.  I don't want to see just sequels of huge mainstream titles and stupid casual games which is what the industry is becoming.  When a game like this gets 6.5s from sites it hurts MAJORLY sales wise.  This game deserves much better than that to.

The Gamespot review is incredibly positive.

@Azteck said:

@FluxWaveZ said:

@ajamafalous said:

@SlasherMan said:

@FluxWaveZ said:

Dude, it has a metacritic rating of 79 (quite good). So... I don't know what you're talking about.

Didn't you know? Anything below a 90 on MC is practically shit.

Unfortunately, your sarcasm speaks truth.

No it doesn't. We're talking about Shadows of the Damned, a game that many people like and that is definitely not shit and it has a metacritic rating below 90. If you're the type to only play games that have an MC rating above 90 then fine, but don't label all games as having scores inferior to that as shit.

I think he was agreeing with y'all..

I was :(

I was :(

@Marz said:

I think the rift in reviews will go two ways, people who don't like dick jokes and those who can see that the game knows it's over the top with dick jokes and can get behind that humor.

I never really understood what constituted as a game knowing it's ridiculous or not. I found myself doing the good, "ugggggh" more times during Shadows than like, Bulletstorm. However, both games feel like someone just said, "Let's create a crazy, dick-filled game," I don't really see the sarcasm I guess.

Shinji Mikami and Suda51 are hardly small time developers.  Their names alone will ensure this game sees some pretty big sales numbers

Killer7 remains my favorite Suda game, but this game is a close, close second. It's just pure fun.

@Icemael said:

@phish09 said:

Shinji Mikami and Suda51 are hardly small time developers. Their names alone will ensure this game sees some pretty big sales numbers

No. God Hand did not sell a lot. Vanquish did not sell a lot. Killer7 did not sell a lot. I could go on.

How did No More Heroes sell?

...It's fucking DNF all over again.
 
It's stupid that you're glad that Giant Bomb and Alex ''love this game''. Jeff and Brad could well end up hating it by the time they play more. Alex is just one guy who happened to like the game. The websites you mentioned are just examples of guys who didn't like the game. Stop with the ''site supporting certain games'' bullshit. Just because they don't like a game you like doesn't mean they're jaded - get a fucking grip.

@maskedarcstrike said:

I really used to respect Gametrailers opinion. 

I really haven't looked at GameTrailers the same way since Modern Warfare 2 won PS3, 360, PC, and Overall GOTY back in 2009. I can understand the 360 version, maybe the PS3 version, but PC? Really? On topic, as much as I love Suda games, this was really never going to be more than a niche title. It'd be nice if those who constantly complain about not wanting to play another military shooter would get this, but who am I kidding, that's not going to happen.

Giant Bomb likes crazy.

@Icemael said:

@phish09 said:

Shinji Mikami and Suda51 are hardly small time developers. Their names alone will ensure this game sees some pretty big sales numbers

No. God Hand did not sell a lot. Vanquish did not sell a lot. Killer7 did not sell a lot. I could go on.

How did No More Heroes sell?

@Icemael said:

@phish09 said:

Shinji Mikami and Suda51 are hardly small time developers. Their names alone will ensure this game sees some pretty big sales numbers

No. God Hand did not sell a lot. Vanquish did not sell a lot. Killer7 did not sell a lot. I could go on.

Resident Evil sold a shitton. Always has. In every rendition.

While I may be a tad bit whiny I just hate to see this studio shut down, although typically Japanese studios have less of a chance to shut down I've noticed than western studios.
 

So far I've only heard good things from this game outside of GB and so far I agree, I love this game!

@Icemael said:

@phish09 said:

Shinji Mikami and Suda51 are hardly small time developers. Their names alone will ensure this game sees some pretty big sales numbers

No. God Hand did not sell a lot. Vanquish did not sell a lot. Killer7 did not sell a lot. I could go on.

Resident Evil sold a shitton. Always has. In every rendition.

Right.. when Giant Bomb join in on the mindless bashing, we all agree the game sucks and that none of those sites are jaded (DNF) 
 But when Giant Bomb loves the game while others dont, others are jaded and GB is awesome (SotD) 
 
 
lol man.. so laughable.

@Icemael said:

@SeriouslyNow said:

@Icemael said:

@phish09 said:

Shinji Mikami and Suda51 are hardly small time developers. Their names alone will ensure this game sees some pretty big sales numbers

No. God Hand did not sell a lot. Vanquish did not sell a lot. Killer7 did not sell a lot. I could go on.

Resident Evil sold a shitton. Always has. In every rendition.

But not because Mikami's name was attached. So I really don't see what point you're trying to make.

Shinji Mikami is definitely bigtime enough that games get greenlit based on his name alone.

People need to learn that if you like a game and others don't, that doesn't mean you can't keep liking it. REVIEWS ARE OPINIONS. Christ.

@maskedarcstrike: Wait correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't 6.5 above average?

Edit: and most sites rated it high http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1177733p1.html

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/shadows_of_the_damned/b/xbox360/archive/2011/06/20/this-goofy-thrill-ride-to-the-depths-of-hell-plays-like-heaven.aspx